Matías Villarreal

Matías Raúl Villarreal (born 16 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Aldosivi.[3]

Matías Villarreal
Personal information
Full name Matías Raúl Villarreal
Date of birth (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992
Place of birth Godoy Cruz, Argentina
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Aldosivi
Number 27
Youth career
Luján de Cuyo
Deportivo Guaymallén
2006–2011 Independiente Rivadavia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Independiente Rivadavia 65 (1)
2017–2020 Estudiantes 81 (3)
2020– Aldosivi 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:29, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Villarreal initially played in the youth system of Luján de Cuyo, prior to spending two years in the ranks of Deportivo Guaymallén.[2] 2006 saw Villarreal head to Independiente Rivadavia, appearing exclusively for their youth sides up until 2011.[2][4][5] His senior debut arrived in Primera B Nacional on 7 May 2011 against CAI, with the central midfielder starting an eventual goalless home draw; though would be substituted off at the interval.[3] He had previously been on the bench versus San Martín a month prior.[3] Ten appearances later, Villarreal scored in a win over All Boys on 15 November 2014; a ninetieth minute winner.[3]

After sixty-nine matches for Independiente Rivadavia, Villarreal switched Primera B Nacional for Primera B Metropolitana after agreeing a move to Estudiantes in August 2017.[3] His first appearance came in a scoreless draw with UAI Urquiza on 3 September, while his opening goal came almost two years later against Sacachispas on 18 May 2019; in a campaign that concluded with promotion to the second tier.[3] Two further goals followed, in a victory over Mitre in February 2020, across twenty-three games in 2019–20.[3][4] July 2020 saw Villarreal join Primera División side Aldosivi under manager Guillermo Hoyos.[6][7]

Villarreal's top-flight debut occurred on 31 October 2020 in the Copa de la Liga Profesional against La Plata's Estudiantes; in a match that finished without any goals, just like his previous two club debuts did.[3][8]

International career

In February 2008, Villarreal received a call-up to train with the Argentina U17s.[9]

Career statistics
As of 3 December 2020.[3][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Independiente Rivadavia 2010–11 Primera B Nacional 1000——0010
2011–12 0000——0000
2012–13 0000——0000
2013–14 8010——0090
2014 4100——0041
2015 24020——00260
2016 14000——00140
2016–17 14010——00150
Total 65140——00691
Estudiantes 2017–18 Primera B Metropolitana 27000——00270
2018–19 35120——00371
2019–20 Primera B Nacional 19240——00232
Total 81360——00873
Aldosivi 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 300000—0030
Career total 149410000—001594

    Notes
    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References
    1. "Matías Villarreal". World Football. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    2. "Matías Villarreal y la Lepra: "Tengo una deuda pendiente conmigo mismo"". Diario Uno. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    3. "Argentina - M. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    4. "Pasó muchos años en la Lepra y se ilusiona con llegar al Tomba". MDZ. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    5. "Ficha Estadistica de MATIAS VILLARREAL". BDFA. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    6. "Aldosivi cosntrató a Matías Villarreal y Franco Perinciolo". Diario Democracia. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    7. "Matías Villarreal y Franco Perinciolo se suman a Aldosivi". Marca Deportiva. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    8. "Aldosivi viajó a Buenos Aires sin Matías Villarreal". TyC Sports. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
    9. "Cuatro misioneros trabajan en la sub 17". El Territorio. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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